Tag Archives: FLOODS

South Sudan’s intended transition to a full democracy is getting stuck in the mud, five years after a peace agreement was signed between various protagonists giving the country some semblance of stability. There has been sporadic violence, mostly between government forces and groups that held out on the peace deal. …

Saturday’s torrential rains have flooded and collapsed several stores around the Asogli palace with damages running into millions of cedis. The rainfall, which lasted for about two hours caused a major storm drain traversing the Asogli palace to overflow, flooding the frontage of the palace to a depth of about …

The headmistress of the Keta Business College (KETABUSCO), Matilda Dzotefe, has appealed to government to do a proper assessment of the school and put in place measures to avoid future incidents of flooding. The appeal by the headmistress comes on the back of the recent floods that have hit the …

A major highway leading out of Uganda’s capital Kampala to the south-west of the country has been cut off after a bridge collapsed following flash floods. In the early hours of Thursday, traffic was brought to a standstill by knee-deep running water across the road. And as the water receded …

The UN estimated 2.9 million people have been displaced by severe flooding in western and central Africa. The death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to rise following heavy rain and extreme flooding that has ravaged the country in recent days. At least 169 people have died …

Barely a month after the massive dam spillage from the Weija Dam that caused flooding in many homes in the area, some gates of the dam have been reopened. A statement from the office of the Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Tina Gifty Mensah, indicated that, as of Thursday morning, …

Many parts of the Eastern region are experiencing devastating floods following two days of torrential rainfalls. The Kyebi Court Complex, the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) office, the Kibi Presbyterian College of Education, the Kyebi demonstration school, and some other institutions and homes near the birim river were flooded …

Floods have destroyed more than 1,500 graves at a cemetery in the central Nigerian town of Mariga in Niger state. More than 500 graves have been swept away by the floods in the past week alone. The chief imam of the town, Alhassan Musa Na’ibi, told the BBC about 1,000 …

Legendary artiste, Reggie Rockstone has cautioned his fans to be wary of their environment as reptiles take over his home following a flooding situation. Reggie was part of the many Cantonments residents whose homes got flooded due to the heavy Tuesday rains. He posted videos of the interior and exterior …

Tuesday’s rains came and went, leaving behind a trail of damage in most parts of Accra. The University of Ghana was not an exception as the Mensah Sarbah Hall is reported to have flooded. The flood was as a result of the overflowing of the gutters due to the heavy …